Author: Starnews NG

A Nigerian Police inspector attached to the Imo State Government House has been found dead in his room, raising concerns over the circumstances surrounding his death. The deceased officer, identified as Inspector Ekele Peter, is from Ofante in Kogi State and was serving at the Imo Government House at the time of the incident. According…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks and non-bank financial institutions to configure automated teller machines (ATMs), point-of-sale (POS), and virtual payment terminals to accept foreign-issued payment cards, as part of efforts to improve access and security for international card users in the country. In a circular dated December 18, 2025, and signed…

Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, Regional Chairman of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, has alleged that his children are being deliberately denied admission into Nigerian universities because of his outspoken criticism of the killings of Christians in parts of the country. In a statement issued on…

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has condemned what he described as a dangerous breakdown in Nigeria’s legislative process, accusing the Presidency of remaining silent over alleged alterations to tax laws passed by the National Assembly. In a statement issued on Saturday, Obi said discrepancies between bills approved by the legislature and…

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has dismissed claims that his recent visit to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, was driven by political ambition, insisting that the visit was motivated by the need for peace and dialogue. Otti made the clarification on Friday while receiving the leadership of the…

A Magistrate Court sitting in Enugu has remanded several suspected hoodlums accused of carrying out violent attacks and vandalising public infrastructure in Mburubu community, Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State. The suspects, who were arraigned by the Enugu State Police Command, are alleged to be linked to the State Commissioner for Science and…

The Special Assistant to the Ondo State Governor on Forestry (South), Bidemi Obayangan O. C. General, has commended Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa for securing the revalidation of the licence for the Ondo Deep Sea Port, describing the development as a defining moment for the state’s economic advancement. Obayangan while speaking with Starnews NG, said the…

The Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) has dismissed a surgeon found culpable in the unauthorised removal of a patient’s kidney during a surgical procedure, following the findings of a state-appointed panel of inquiry. The dismissal was announced on Friday by the Ekiti State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Oyebanji Filani, who said…

Godwin Obaseki, former governor of Edo State, has warned that politicians who deploy political power for selfish interests rather than public good will face divine punishment. Obaseki spoke in a video shared on his official X account, where he said the essence of politics is not the acquisition of power but the use of authority…

President Bola Tinubu has directed all state governors to immediately comply with the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy by ensuring that statutory allocations are paid directly to local government councils.Tinubu gave the directive on Thursday night while addressing the 14th National Caucus Meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the State House,…